Prehistoric Salt Production at El Salado, Veracruz, Mexico
Prehistoric Salt Production at El Salado, Veracruz, Mexico
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墨西哥韦拉克鲁斯州埃尔萨拉多的史前盐生产
DOI：
10.2307/4141554
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发表时间：
2004
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0.9
通讯作者：
R. Santley
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作者：
R. Santley
摘要El Salado位于墨西哥南部韦拉克鲁斯的Tuxtla山脉，是一个深奥的食盐生产地。在现场进行了实地工作，以确定盐的生产方法、所生产的考古残留物的性质、工业规模和生产历史。El Salado包含两个主要职业，第一个可以追溯到形成早期，第二个可以追溯到古典晚期。在盐业形成的早期，陶盘中的太阳能蒸发是主要的制盐方法。对这种方法进行补充的是一些制盐方法，包括在结晶物中煮盐水。相比之下，在古典主义晚期，沸腾的盐水成为首选的生产方式。晚期经典卤水还原过程分两步进行。盐水中的盐度首先是通过在有领子的罐子里煮沸来增加的。这种盐水后来在名为cazuelas的浅陶器中煮成了面包。
Abstract El Salado is a prehispanic salt production site located in the Tuxtla Mountains of southern Veracruz, Mexico. Fieldwork at the site was conducted to determine the methods of salt production, the character of the archaeological residues produced, the scale of the industry, and the history of production. El Salado contains two major occupations, the first dating to the Early Formative period and the second to the Late Classic period. During the Early Formative, solar evaporation in pottery trays was the primary method of salt production. This method was supplemented by some salt-making that involved boiling brine in tecomates. During the Late Classic, in contrast, boiling salt water became the preferred method of production. Late Classic brine reduction involved a two-step process. The salt level in the brine was first increased by boiling in collared jars. This brine was later reduced to loaves by boiling in shallow pottery vessels called cazuelas.